In:Lexical meaning as a testable hypothesis: The case of English look, see, seem and appear
Nadav Sabar
[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics 75] 2018
► pp. 77–110
Chapter 4
attention, visual in competition with the meanings of see, seem, and appear
Published online: 26 April 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/sfsl.75.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/sfsl.75.c4
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.
Look and see – attention, visual versus experiencing visually
- 2.1The hypothesis for see as a monosemic sign
- 2.2
attention as the explanation for the choice of look over see
- 2.2.1Using turn to to support attention
- 2.2.2Using notice to support attention
- 2.3
experiencing as the explanation for the choice of see over look
- 2.3.1Using believe to support experiencing
- 2.3.2Using understand to support experiencing
- 2.3.3Using less control to support experiencing
- 3.
Look and seem – attention, visual versus perspective dependency
- 3.1The hypothesis for seem as a monosemic sign
- 3.2
visual as the explanation for the choice of look over seem
- 3.2.1Using green to support visual
- 3.3
perspective dependency as the explanation for the choice of seem over look
- 3.3.1Using logical to support perspective
- 3.3.2Using to me to support perspective
- 3.3.3Using at the time to support perspective
- 4.
Look and appear – attention, visual versus initiation of perception
- 4.1The hypothesis for appear as a monosemic sign
- 4.2
initiation as the explanation for the choice of appear over look
- 4.2.1Using introduce to support initiation
- 4.2.2Using first to support initiation
- 4.2.3Using comparative adjectives to support initiation
- 4.2.4Using but to support initiation
- 4.3Messages involving visual features: look versus appearance
- 5.Conclusion
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